List of Famous people born in August
Mike Moh
Mike Moh is an American actor and martial artist. A fifth degree black belt in American Taekwondo, Moh is perhaps best known for his roles as martial arts legend Bruce Lee in the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Ryu in the web series of Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (2014) and Resurrection (2016) or in the FOX drama series Empire where he made a few appearances.
Sandeep Dikshit
Sandeep Dikshit is an Indian politician, development manager and educator. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the East Delhi constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat is a French film composer. He has won two Academy Awards, for his musical scores to the films The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Shape of Water, and has received nine additional Academy Award nominations, ten César nominations, ten BAFTA nominations, eleven Golden Globe Award nominations, and ten Grammy nominations.
Christian Okoye
Christian Emeka Okoye, is a Nigerian-American former American football fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1987 to 1992. Nicknamed the "Nigerian Nightmare", Okoye was known for his powerful running style and ability to break tackles. Okoye's six seasons in the NFL saw an NFL rushing title in 1989, first-team All-Pro honors (1989), second-team All-Pro honors (1991), two Pro Bowl appearances, and three playoff appearances. He ended his NFL career due to multiple injuries. Okoye was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 2000.
George John Mitchell Jr.
George John Mitchell Jr. is an American lawyer, businessman, author, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995. He briefly served as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine from 1979 to 1980.
Sergei Kharitonov
Sergei Valerievich Kharitonov is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2000, he has previously fought in Japanese MMA organizations PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM, Bellator MMA, M-1 Global, Strikeforce, and GLORY.
Lesti Andryani
Lestiani better known with the mononym Lesti is an Indonesian singer, actress, and television personality of Sundanese origin. In her earliest releases, she is known as Lesti DA or Lesti Kejora.
Alexander Nouri
Alexander Nouri is a retired German footballer and current manager. He played professionally for 14 years with Werder Bremen, Seattle Sounders, KFC Uerdingen, VfL Osnabrück, Holstein Kiel and VfB Oldenburg.
Fleur Pellerin
Fleur Pellerin is a French businesswoman, former civil servant and socialist politician who served as a French government minister from 2012 to 2016.
Gin Lee
Jeanie Lee, better known by her stage name Gin Lee, is a Malaysian singer of Chinese descent. She is currently based in Hong Kong. Gin Lee debuted her singing career in 2009 by releasing her debut album ONE & ONLY in Malaysia. In 2010, she appeared on Hong Kong reality television singing competition The Voice 2 and gained popularity in Hong Kong for her vocal ability.